NJDOT to rehabilitate
Weston Causeway Bridge
over
the Delaware & Raritan Canal
in Somerset County

Bridge closure will require detour
during priority repair

(Trenton) – New
Jersey Department of Transportation
(NJDOT) officials today announced
a priority repair project to rehabilitate
the Weston Causeway Bridge over
the Delaware and Raritan (D&R)
Canal in Franklin Township, Somerset
County.

The $1.7 million, state-funded
project will repair the structurally
deficient bridge using a new timber
and steel structure and a timber
deck with an asphalt overlay. The
bridge is located in a historic
district and will be rehabilitated
using New Jersey Historic Preservation
Office standards to maintain its
historic appearance with modern
structural design and strength.

NJDOT's contractor, Joseph Sanzari
Construction, is scheduled to close
the bridge, which connects Weston
Canal Road in Franklin to South
Main Street (County Road 533) in
Manville via Wilhousky Street/Manville
Causeway, on Wednesday, March 12.

A detour will be posted using Schoolhouse
Road, Elizabeth Avenue, County Route
514/Amwell Road, and Millstone River
Road. Variable message signs will
be used to alert motorists of upcoming
traffic pattern changes.

Once complete, the rehabilitated
Weston Causeway Bridge will provide
decades of safe travel for residents
and motorists in the area. NJDOT
anticipates the project to be complete
by early summer.

The precise timing of the work
is subject to change due to weather
or other factors. Motorists are
encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic
information website www.511nj.org for
real-time travel information.